Often, a physician will decide to perform a subchondroplasty during arthroscopic joint surgery to treat subchondral bone defects (microfractures). A version of this article was first published April 1 ...

While ASC facilities can expect a reduction in reimbursement in the specialties of pain management and GI in 2009, general surgery sees several procedures new to CPT and also some to the ...

The procedure automatically involves the removal of redundant skin, so the second code applies when the patient has excessive redundant skin. Ms. Jones says one hallmark that indicates a need for CPT ...

Many surgical coding mistakes result from misinterpretation of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) wording. When the CPT editorial panel works on a code description, significant time is spent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The increase in less invasive spine procedures has resulted in some confusion, among surgeons and payers alike, ...

This Becker's Podcast episode dives into updates to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2025. Coding experts, Elaine Dunn and Jessica Edmiston from nimble solutions, a leading ...

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire-- Neovasc, Inc. ("Neovasc" or the "Company") (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) announced today that the American Medical Association ...

Victoria Hodson loves to play hockey with her kids and ride horses with her 11-year-old daughter. And she loves that her body doesn't betray her. With clothes on, no one would be able to tell that ...

LOS ANGELES & MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ELT Sight, Inc. today announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) approved two new Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes to report ...

Betsy Nicoletti, MS, a nationally recognized coding expert, will take your coding questions via email and provide guidance on how to code properly to maximize reimbursement. Have a question about ...

EndoGastric Solutions is awaiting the outcome of a CPT code meeting to enable payer reimbursement for its transoral gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) surgical device within the next few weeks. In ...